Koenig Childhood Cancer Foundation
Family Aid · About this organization
What you get
Help with uncovered medical costs, travel, lodging, food, rent, and mortgage, paid to vendors or creditors. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Your social worker starts the request. Share what you need with your care team and ask what information to prepare for the request.
Good to know
- The application asks for medical information, photos, bills and permission for publicity and data sharing.
- The response time isn't published; ask when to follow up.
The details, as published
A parent may apply for help with expenses directly related to a child's cancer diagnosis, including uncovered medical costs, travel, lodging, food, rent, and mortgage. A hospital social worker must verify the case before board review, and approved funds are paid to a vendor or creditor rather than as cash.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Family Aid — household bills and cash assistance
A parent may apply for help with expenses directly related to a child's cancer diagnosis, including uncovered medical costs, travel, lodging, food, rent, and mortgage. A hospital social worker must verify the case before board review, and approved funds are paid to a vendor or creditor rather than as cash.
Amount not published
Lodging Near Treatment
Family Aid — lodging near treatment
A parent may apply for help with expenses directly related to a child's cancer diagnosis, including uncovered medical costs, travel, lodging, food, rent, and mortgage. A hospital social worker must verify the case before board review, and approved funds are paid to a vendor or creditor rather than as cash.
Amount not published
Meals And Food
Family Aid — meals and food
A parent may apply for help with expenses directly related to a child's cancer diagnosis, including uncovered medical costs, travel, lodging, food, rent, and mortgage. A hospital social worker must verify the case before board review, and approved funds are paid to a vendor or creditor rather than as cash.
Amount not published
Medical And Insurance Costs
Family Aid — medical and insurance costs
A parent may apply for help with expenses directly related to a child's cancer diagnosis, including uncovered medical costs, travel, lodging, food, rent, and mortgage. A hospital social worker must verify the case before board review, and approved funds are paid to a vendor or creditor rather than as cash.
Amount not published
Travel And Transportation
Family Aid — travel and transportation
A parent may apply for help with expenses directly related to a child's cancer diagnosis, including uncovered medical costs, travel, lodging, food, rent, and mortgage. A hospital social worker must verify the case before board review, and approved funds are paid to a vendor or creditor rather than as cash.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Lodging Near Treatment: Lodging related to your child's cancer care can be paid directly to the company.
Meals And Food: Food expenses related to your child's cancer care can be considered for payment.
Medical And Insurance Costs: Medical costs left uncovered by insurance can be considered for payment to the provider.
Travel And Transportation: Travel expenses related to your child's cancer diagnosis can be paid directly to the company.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL meets the explicit cancer diagnosis requirement.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
- Treatment at a credentialed hospital
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
- Approved payment goes to the vendor or creditor.
- Parent submits the live application, detailed family story, five photos, and original bill or invoice.
- The board reviews the complete application.
- The named social worker completes a verification portion.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Application requires sensitive medical information, photos, bills, and broad publicity and data-sharing consent.
- No cap, frequency, income test, response time, or full country approval rule is published.
- Confirm caps, repeat rules, need test, countries, processing, social-worker fields, hospital credentials, and consent flexibility.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Family Aid · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Family Aid · checked Aug 24, 2026